The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simon Lane & Elaine Hunter finished 421st of 870 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Madrid 2025, in 1:21:43, faster than 52% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 22% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:15 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Madrid ran slow: the 811 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:35 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:15Running 1 4:44v median −0:26
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 4:46v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:00v median −0:33
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 4:57v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:11v median −0:30
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Block 06 7:07Running 6 5:14v median −0:25
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Block 07 11:36Running 7 5:26v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 6:54v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 863
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 863 mixed teams who finished.